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The Sitterly Road Bridge in Clifton Park is closed through Friday as part of the span is replaced. The bridge was struck by construction equipment last April and the work is being done while schools in the area are on spring break. Detoursare up in the area.

A Halfmoon man who pleaded guilty to injuring a police officer while trying to escape custody was sentenced Monday morning in Saratoga County Court. According to WNYT, Duane McEwan was sentenced to five years in prison in connection with the incident a year ago during a traffic stop near Mohawk Commons. McEwan was arrested for possession of cocaine, struggled with the officer and took off from the crime scene.

Saratoga Springs Police officers were recently called to the Holiday Inn at 232 Broadway for a report of shots fired Saturday night. The Saratogian reports the caller was a guest in the hotel and reported having heard what he believed to be a gunshot in the rear of the hotel a short time before calling the police. The caller also reported a vehicle was involved in the incident, but it had left the area just after the shot was heard. Responding officers checked the rear parking lot of the hotel and found both a spent handgun casing and broken glass in the area the witness pointed out.

There is some confusion over the upcoming “Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience” art exhibit. According to WNYT, if you have tickets for the show in Schenectady or plan on buying them, the Better Business Bureau has waved some red flags about Fever, the company selling the tickets. On BBB’s website, they mention issues with Fever’s customer service, long delays for refunds or a venue being canceled or rescheduled – sometimes at the last minute.

Glens Falls police are hoping to learn more about what caused the death of a 37-year-old man found Friday morning on a sidewalk on William Street. WNYT reports police were called to find the man lying just off the roadway. Detectives say there were no obvious signs of injury, and they are awaiting results of an autopsy and toxicology tests.

The Saranac Lake Area Chamber of Commerce is hosting the second annual community event called “Grounded: Get Down To Earth In Saranac Lake.” The month-long event is meant to highlight all the great activities the Saranac Lake area has to offer during what is typically seen as an undesirable season (“mud season”). The event will start with a “kick-off” 5K Run/Walk on May 7th at Riverside Park in Saranac Lake. This family friendly run will celebrate community and the spring season and provide opportunity to start the Grounded challenge.

A total of $25 million in federal funding will spur a new phase in the partnership between GlobalFoundries and PsiQuantum in a step toward building a quantum supercomputer. The Saratogian reports the funding, included in the state budget, will expand research and development spearheaded out of the Air Force Research Laboratory in Rome, New York (Rome Lab), to manufacture and test photonic quantum computing technology.

A suspicious death in New Scotland is being investigated as a homicide. According to WNYT, the 35-year-old victim was found dead inside his home. The house is on Miller Road inside a new development. Deputies are processing the residence and searching for a possible weapon in the area. Police received a call to do a welfare check at a home on Miller Road. When deputies arrived, they found a man inside who was unconscious on the floor.

DEC announces enforcement actions against SABIC in Selkirk after a September 2020 incident at the plastics manufacturing facility that released approximately 22,057 pounds of styrene vapor to the environment, threatening public health and safety. Offciials say the actions include $320,000 in fines and hold SABIC accountable for creating a dangerous situation that threatened the health and safety of employees, emergency responders, and the surrounding community.

Albany Med is getting a nearly $3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health. WNYTreports the money will be used to study how carbon dioxide and metabolism affect chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder. COPD is a group of diseases, including emphysema and chronic bronchitis – that block airflow to the lungs, which affects about 16 million people.